I trashed 'The Alchemist' for years without reading it... then I gave in

My book club picked it last month and I almost quit over it, but I read it anyway just to complain with evidence. By page 50 I was hooked on how simple the message was about paying attention to what's right in front of you. Anyone else have a book you hated on without reading that turned out to be better than expected?

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danielhenderson4mo ago

Still don't get the hype honestly. Read the whole thing waiting for some big revelation and it just felt like fortune cookie wisdom stretched into a novel. Different strokes I guess.

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campbell.tara4mo ago

Right? That book sneaks up on you when you least expect it.

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sam174mo ago

Oh wait, isn't that the one where the main character's name is actually Alex?

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